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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KMT_south-jefferson-avenue-businesses_Iola-KS.html
[Top photo caption reads] East Side Cafe became Harts Lunch by the 1940s and was a local teenage hangout. Both restaurants were a favorite for homemade hamburgers and pies. [Bottom photo caption reads] Originally, this building had a carriage s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KLU_iola-colborn_Iola-KS.html
Iola Colborn was the wife of Josiah Colborn, one of the founders of Iola. During a town meeting, a nomination was made to name the town after her. Mr. and Mrs. Colborn owned land from the town square to the river. Iola gave birth to the first chil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KLT_iola-state-bank-and-madison-avenue_Iola-KS.html
[Top photo caption reads] Looking west on Madison Avenue, you can see the street trolley cars and the horse and buggies. The architecture of the buildings remains the same 110 years later. [Bottom photo caption reads] The Iola State Bank buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D80_world-wars-memorial_Iola-KS.html
1917 - 1918The American Legion In memory of those whose final resting placeis known to God alone U.S. ArmyJames E. Cook 1944 · Rex L. Johnson 1944A. W. Redding Jr. 1943 · Joseph H. Wood 1942 U.S. NavyHoward N. Belvoir 1942 &…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM100G_boyhood-home-of-general-funston_Iola-KS.html
Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country were followed by two years in the Arctic from which he returned down the Yukon river 1,500 mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4S_town-of-iola_Iola-KS.html
When the town ofIolawas organized inJanuary, 1859Josiah E. Colbornwas one of the founderswho named the town afterMrs. Colburnwhose given name wasIolaShe and her husband rest here This tablet is provided bygifts from school childrenof Iolato rec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4L_mccook-post-no-51-g-a-r-civil-war-memorial_Iola-KS.html
This memorial in memory ofUnion soldiers who fell in battlewas dedicated on May 31, 1909, andmaintained by McCook Post No. 51, G.A.R. In 1998 the statue was refurbished anda new pedestal was erected. On June 2, 2001this Monument was rededicated…
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